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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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